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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-03-04
An Irish Horse Trade.

The following story was told to
clerical friend in the west of this
county by country man named Dinny
Cooley:
"Good morrow, Diuny; where did
you get the horse?"
"Well, I'll tell your reverence. Some
time ago l went to the Fair Of Ross,
not with this horse, but another horse.
Well. sorra = wan said to me, 'Dinny,
do you come from the Aist or do you
come from the Wesht?' and when |
left the Fair there wasn't wan to say,
'Dinny, are you going to the Aist or
are you going to the Wesht?' Well,
your reverence, l rode home, and was
near kilnsgross. when | mt man
riding along tho road forninst me-"
Good evening, friend" said he.
Good evening, FRIEND" said |.
"Were you at the Fair of kos.?"
says he.
81 was" sez I.
"Did you sell" says he.
NO." sez I.
Would you sell ?" sez he.
"WouId you buy?" says I.
Would you make o clane swop ,"
sez he; "horse, bride and saddle, and
alp sez he.
"Done!" says I.
"WelI. your reverence, got down off
av me horse, not this horse, but the
other horse, and the man got down off
av his horse, that's this horse, not the
other horse, and we swopped and rode
away. But when he had gone about
90 yards he turned round and called
after me. There niver was man
from Ross sez he, but could put his
finger in the eye av a man from Kill
nagross, sez he; and that horse sez
he, that | swopped with you,' sez he,
is blind av an eye, sez he. Well then,
your reverence, turned upon him, and
| called out to him: There niver was
a man from Kilnagross,' sez l, 'but
could nut his two fingers in both the
eyes av man from Ross, sez I, and
that horse that | swopped with you.'
sez |, is blind av both his eyes, sez /.
The Spectator.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-03-04

"lf there is am thing like better
than classical music" said Major
Brannigan, in high voice. as he
moved with the throng out Of the con-
cert-room, "its lemons. They both set
nv teeth on edge"
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Illegal Practices in Loanine Money.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Hon. Emory Spear.
presiding in the United States Circuit Court for
the Southern District of Georgia. to-day rem
dered decision in the of Sherwood vs.
Rountree, involving the validity of the contracts
of money loans on land made by loan companies
he held that the practice of these companies. of
Withholding from ID to 20 per cent. of the
amount loaned, under the device of commissions
for negotiating the loan, usurious and IL
legal and that whore the money lender who
dealt through the loan companies was shown to
nave carried on settled business whore these
exorbitant and extravagant rates. in addition to
the regular interest were charged he was pre-
sumed to understand the nature OF the contracts
the loan companies were making. and that IN the
absence of satisfactory proof to rebut this pre-
sumption he could recover only the amount re-
ceiyed by the borrower. and the legal interest,
and not the commissions. which are included in
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Consecrated by Archbishop Gibbons.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 13-The new church of the
Passionist Fathers, about two miles west of this
city, consecrated today. The ceremonies
conseerator. Archbishop Elder, of Cincinnati,
celebrated Pontifcial mass. In the afternoon
hbishop Elder addressed the people, during
which he said the Catholic Church is the friend
of the laboring man. and urged them to remem-
ber that the day had arrived in
which the lahoring man asserts and
maintains his rights that there was
danger of forgetting their religious obligations.
He pointed to st. Joseph as a model for the la
boring man. He claim no rights except such as
none other. Cardinal Gibbons then gave the peo-
pie his blessing, and thanked Archbishop Elder
for having lent his presence and aid for the oc-
cason. Among those present was Rev. Father
Murphy, provincial of the Holy Ghost Fathers
Pittsburg An immense throng of people at
tended the ceremonies
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SECRETARY MATTHEWS.

How 1t Came that He Was Promptly and
SummariIy Overruled BY the Queen.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
LONDON, Aug. 14-Home Secretary Mat
thews, who has been getting into disgrace with
great celebrity of late, has been again huniliated
by the Queen overruling his action in the case of
Lipsk, the young Hebrew, who was to have been
hanged on Monday for the murder of a
Lipski was convicted wholly on circumstantial
evidence, and his solicitor solemnly assured
Matthews that he had discovered facts since the
conviction which would justify a new
trial. The inexperienced lawyer, how
ever, made the mistake of telling his
story to Mr.. Stead, of the Pail Mali Gazette.
who hastered to publish it and to somewhat
arrogantly demand that the Home Secretary
grant reprieve. Matthews was so furious at
being lectured by his old enemy, Stead that he
made almost indecent haste to announce
through the press that Lipski would hang
cording to programme This exhibition of
spiteful authority. however, has resulted E the
leDgthening of the unfortunate LipskIs life for
a week, at least and perhaps longer, the
solicitor. being warned in time by the
nouncement that no hope to be looked for
in the direction of the Home Office. telegraphed
Immediately to the Queen. setting forth the
facts and praying for the exercise OF mercy and
Justice Her Majesty very promptly ordered the
execution of Lipski to be deferred for q week,
pending the application for trial. This is
q very unusual, almost unheard of thing, and if
anything could add to the disgrace of the Home
Secretary. it would be such a contemptuous over
ruling of his judgement by the crown.
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MONEY FOR IRELAND.
The Distribution of the Funds Sent from
America for Agitation.


Dublin Special in Baltimore sun.
'The testimoni to Mr. Parnel made MP in
America and here, amounted to f40 000 or in
round numbers 5000. 900. Before this his circum-
stances were much embarrassed but with this
he paid off mortgages on his property. started
afresh, and his finances are now in a most com
Portable condition. Most of the other Irish
Nationalist leaders have been given testimonials
ranging in amounts from 81 coo to 96, 000
Michael Davitt said for long time he would
not accept any reward for his efforts. but he
finally accepted a testimonial in the shape of
of the prettiest estates to be found in the
vicinity of Dublin"
Mr.. Cochrane. head of the largest firm in Dub
lin said: There has been little money
contributed for the Irish in Ireland, and
there could be increase in the contributions
on this side. 1t was the money which came from
America which kept mp all the agitation, and if
America stopped sending contributions the ag-
tation would cease. The people in Ameri
On, y he said, could have little idea of how mary
Nle rsAp were living their money"
Speaking of United States pensioners in Tr e.
American consuls in Ireland is the payment TO
several hundred persons who the United
States pension rolls of their quarterly dues. A
small proportion only Of those ever were citizens
of the United States. Some were hired as sub
stitutes, others went to the war actuated only
by the high bounties which paid. Not a
few of these pensions amount to much as
$40 per month. This incident has caused much
interested comment, the United States is the
pensions to people who do not reside within its
borders"
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Justice to Peoria Physicians.

Peoria Special
Peoria physicians are highly indignant at a
telegram from Fairbury. published in the Chi
cago Times this morning, in which discredit is
thrown them, not only for not arriving
promptly. but the way in which they
provided for the work 1t is proper that true
statement of the case and the miserable way in
which the Toledo Peoria s. Western d
treated the Peoria physicians should be made
The statement telegraphed and generally
believed for several hours Thursday morning
that a special train sent here at 2 o'clock on
that morning and left with fifteen physicians
for the scene of the wreck. Believing this, your
correspondent sent it as fact Investigation
shows that that special train went out from here
with but one Peoria doctor, DR.. Steele the sur
geon OF the company.
The orders of Superintendent Armstrong, it
is understood were to send Peoria ply ysicians at
once, and why it not done is mystery. At
$50 o'clock of the same morning Peoria physi-
clans rendered their services and were
told thas they not needed. SIM
fier tender of services was made at
10 o'clock, and again rejected. A number of
Peoria physicians did go, but they were COM
PEELED to pay their fare.
AS to the insinuations that they were unpro-
vided with instruments for surgical operations.
that was the only with two. whose
errand was not of a professional nature but
who went to bring back friends Homes
sons whose condition has been agra
waited by the incompetent way in which
they were treated by country doctors with
knowledge of surgery One injured individual
brought IN and placed in the Cottage Hospital
in ttis city. who had been sent on his way with
his leg bandaged a case of flesh wound in the
leg, was compelled to have the limb amputated,
it being discovered here that his ankle and por-
tion of his foot, bone and all, had been ground
to powder. and were already in an advanced
stage of decomposition.
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THE IRISH LEAGUE.
In Case It Is Proclaimed, Mr.. Gladstone VIII
Challenge the Government.

In Case It Is Proclaimed, Mr.. Gladstone VIII
Challenge the Government.
Special TO the Indianapolis journal.
LoNDoN. Aug. IL 1t is again asserted, with
fair degree of authority, that the Irish Ma
tional League will be proclaimed during the last
week of Parliament The statement is proba-
bly, better founded than when il was first made,
before the recent denial of its truth. In the
event OF the proclamation it is pretty certain
that Mr.. Gladstone will return from his
country resting place to the floor of
the House of Commons and chal-
leEge the action of the government
Indeed. it has been reported that he is spending
his vacation in preparing speech with direct
view to this contingency. and that ne will make
it one of his greatest orations The time will be
fit one for the delivery of a campaign address
to be used with good effect among the people by
the astute managers of the Liberal machine
The speech will provoke debate and the ad-
journment of Parliament will be delayed. 1t is
doubtfui, in the face of all the proba-
biities involved il this prospect,
whether the dissolution of the House will be
brought about before the second week in Sep
tember. The young Tories, who have found it
inste ad of shooting birds their country estates
will be very downcast over this further delay in
adjournment and will very likely rebel against
the authority OF the government whip and de-
sert in body. leaving Lord Salisbury in for
lorp condition.
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large number Of secre. sooi aties, and all turned
turned out to do hiul honor. The
funeral of W. M. Reagan, which took
place under the drectio d. of the Independent
Order of Odd-fellows waa also largely attended.
The remains of Mrs. Fl Tram j. Mira were laid
beside those of her daughter, Mrs. E. f. Putney,
who was buried yesterday.
The wounded in this city are doing well, and
none of them believed to be in dangerous
condition The train this evening brought
three badly wounded people who were taken TO
the hospital. These people were: Adam Schom
berger. of Peoria; Miss Alter. of West Point,
and Mrs. Hazen, OF Fort Madison. Iowa.
But unidentified body remains here, all
the others having been taken charge of by
friends. This is that of a 1t was to-
day removed from the morgue to vault in
Sprngdale Cemetery. Mrs. c. g. Allen, another
of the injured, was taken to Galesburg last
night, and is lying in unconscious state. The
body of Rev. VIM. NJ. Collins, of Galesburg, a
victim of the disaster. was buried at Geneseo
this morning by Odd fellows. His widow and
family will make Geneseo their home.
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Without Making Any Mention of Russia or
the Cars Claims-The Ministers Resign
and the Sobranje at Once Dissolyes.
Gladstone Will Again Be Heard in Case
the Irish League Is Proclaimed.
Why Secretary Matthews Was Overruled in
the Lipski Case-Socialist Denunciation
of the Officer Who Arrested Miss Cass.
BULGARIA,s NEW PRINCE.
Ferdinand Signs the Constitution and Pro-
claims Himself Euler of the Country.

Ferdinand Signs the Constitution and Pro-
claims Himself Ruler of the Country.
TrRNovA, Aug. 14.-Prince Ferdinand was
enthusiastically welcomed on his arriv al here on
Saturday night To-day he attended TIE Deum
in the cathedral. From the cathedral, with
brilliant military ana official escort he proceed
ed to the hall of the great Sooranie The
Sobranie was in session. and when the Prince
entered he greeted with prolonged cheer
ing The metropolitan delivered an address and
administered the oath to the FRINGE. who there
upon signed the constitution. Nj. Stoiloff, the
Prime Minister, on behalf of Prince Ferdinand,
read proclamation, saying.
1--WE, Ferdinand I. by grace of God and
the will of the people, Prince OF Bulgaria,
nouucs to our we'll beloved people that
sume the government of the co-ntry. We will
rule in accordance with the constitution, with
intent to promote it's glory, greatness and de-
veopment. We shall always be ready TO sacri
fee our life to our country's happiness"
The Prince thanked the people for his election,
and the Regents and Ministers for their able con-
duct of affairs during the difficulties; paid
tribute to the patriotism and bravery of the peo
pie during recent events. and concluded: Long
live free and independent Bulgaria"
There is reference to Russia in the proclama-
ton. After the ceremony of installation the
Ministers rendered their designations and the
Sobranje was dissolved. Neither Turkey nor
any Of the powers has replied to Prince Ferdi
nands note asking their approval of his election.
Prince Ferdinand will, Tuesday start for
Philippopolis. where he will arrive Thursday
evening. The garrison here has taken the oath
of alegience.
The Prince held council at Sistova, at which
it is reported. Foreign minister NatcheYitch dis
greed with the Prince in his views upon the for
nation or a Cabinet and rendered his resigna-
tion. 1t is rumored that Prince Fel .nand has
insured his life for 2 000 900 forms
1t is said that England, Austria and Italy
have sent Turkey identical note declaring
that they consider the election of Prince Ferdi-
nand legal. It is reported that Turkeys atti-
tude is becoming friendly.
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THE CASE OF MISS CAss.
Fifteen Thousand Socialists Improve the Or
nortunitY to Dennunca the Police

Fifteen Thousand Socialists Improve the OPP
portunity to Denounce the Police.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LONDON, Aug. l4-The arrest of the young
shop girl, Miss Cass. in Regent street. for the
atrocious crime of being out after dark alone.
with bundle for customer os her employer
has led to many queer developments, but the
oldest outgrowth of the affair was perhaps
demonstration which took place in Trafalgar
square About fifteen thousand Socialists gath
cred in front of the famous statue of Englsnds
greatest sailor and listened to violent speeches
against the police. Their particular grievance
was the imprisonment of one OF thsir
comrades, Pole, upon the sole evil
dence. as 1t Is claimed. OF Endacott,
the officer who made such dsgraceful misuse
of authority In the arrest of Miss Cass. The
orators dilated upon the injustice of keeping in
durance vile a man whose only accussr
person indicted for perjury. and who has shown
his unreliablllty In many ways The whole po-
lice department. was denounced for its alleged
persecution of the Socialists, and there
some bloodthirsty utteranees, but no attempts
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THE ORDER OF FORESTERS.
They VIII Not Admit Negroes, and Threaten
to Secede from the High Court of England.

CHICAGO. Aug 14.-The twelfth subsidiary
high court of the Ancient Order of Foresters has
concluded it's labors here In the closing ses-
sion the most important question before the
court the framing of an answer to the Su-
preme Court of Foresters in England anent the
cablegram received ordering the admis-
sion of coored men into the asso-
citation. Mr.. Gardner Washburn, chair
of the committee appointed on Tuesday
last to consider this question. handed in a vol
luminous report. This took strong stand
against the position OF the English High Court
I'VE would give the High Court of England to
understand" said the report, "that this, the
American branch. will not be controlled
trary to the general laws of the order and the
best interests of the Foresters body. ANY
coercive act, such the admission of
negroes into the order will be fought
tooth and nail. and warn the High
Court of England that if they continue
to claim powers not granted them by the con-
stitution, we may separate and sunder ourselves
from such Supreme Court, fathers did
from the al-claiming English Ministry in the
reign of George I'LL"
Several heated speeches were delivered, when
by unanimous vote, the report was accepted and
the the secretary instructed to forward a copy
of the same to the Supreme Court of Foresters
in London. Minneapolis was chosen as the next
place of meeting.
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
A Weil-Dressed Woman Charged with Being
Accompiice of Dynamiters.

A Weil-Dressed Woman Charged with Being
Accomplice of Dynamiters.
LONDON, Aug A.-The latest dynamite sensa-
ton the arrest of wel-dressed woman aud
her maid at the fashionable resort of Cowes.
The arrest was made by London detectives, who
claim to have obtained information that the
women, at least the mistress. acting as
an accoInplice of dynamiters the statement is
made that forty pounds of dangerous explosive
was found in satchel in the possession of tho
suspected parties. The theory Is that this
means was taken of smuggling the dynamite into
London without arousing suspicion, or that the
intention may have been to use it at Cowes in
case certain Objectionable personages should
make their appearance at that place. The latter
supposition is not credited, however. There are
hints that the Irish party not suspected in
this case but that it is Nihiiist scheme. De-
veorments are awaited with considerable inter
est
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PUBLIC LANDS IN NEW MEXICO.

Surveyor-Generai Julian Reports that Many
Enormous Frauds Have Been Committed.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. 13.-George w. Julian,
surveyor general of New Mexico has made his
annual report TO the Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office. He states that the demond for
public surveys in the Territory is constantly
growing Heis o. opinion that the department
should encourage the immi grafton now going
by a more liberal policy touching the public
surveys than now prevails. The report states
that during the year eighty-one mineral sur
veys have been approved, against forty yone
for the preceding year. which tends to show
greater activity in developing the mineral re-
sources OF the Territory. Mr.. Julian states that
from an examination OF private land claims
made up to the date of his last annual report he
found that 1,600, eos acres had been unlaw-
fully reserved from entry under the public
land laws through the recognition of invalid
titles and fraudulent surveys. He finds that in
the since examined the government hak
been defrauded to a still more shocking extent
The Estanica grant, he says, which was ap-
proved for 415,036 acres, is fraudulent and void.
and this large area has been appropriated to
private uses without warrant of law. he thinks,
also. that threeSuarters of million of acres, or
the 6s3, 269 acres approved in the Socorro grant
is illegally included in the claim. The aegre-
gate of lands illegally withheld from settlements
in the cases examined and re-examined within
the past year. he thinks. would be little
short of 100000 acres. He calls attention
to the maladmnistrasion of the laws in the
grants already confirmed by Congress, ard statef
that he Is now engaged in a re-suryey of tho
grants still unpatented, with a view OF fixing
their true boundaries, and in this way he is OF
opinion that large tracts will be restored to tha
public domain. He states that he has recon-.
mended institution of suit for the recovery to
the government of moro than forty thousand
acres in the Armendaries grant which is in ex
cess of the true area. The recommends
tion was made in the Amarella grant He also
thinks that there should be judicial examna-
ton of the Mora grant. The report
calls attention the action of Congress
In $780, and the Interior Department in 1879, in
the famoue Maxwell land grant case, which
it eharacterizes a wanton and shameful sur
render the rapacity of monopolists of 662, 764
acres of the public domain. on which hundreds
of poor men had settled in good faith and made
valuable improvements. 1t has been as calami-
tous TO New Mexico. says the surveyor general,
it is humiliatng to the United States The
report states shat during the last Congress
several members of both Houses including tbs
Delegate from this Territory, reported bills for
the confirmation of the Socorro grant, which is
one of the most shocking of the many attempts
yet made to plumber the public domain.
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A Widow Robbed of Al: Her Money.

Srecial to the Indianapolis Journal.
SPRINGFIELD o., Aug. 14-When Mrs Will
son. a widow. of Glenwood. Mo-. went to a hotel
last night and put her hand in her pocketfor her
purse, it was gone. She came from Cincinnati
and on Friday her brother. Charles Lucas, paid
her debt of $685.. She was on her way to visit
a sister in Cleveland, coming east ito get money
to pay for her home. She has four children,
and this money was all she had In the world.
She will be sent TO Cleveland by the authorities.
She says a strange girl sat in the seat with her
in the train from Cincinnati The bottom of
her pocket was cut off This girl is believed to
be a pickpocket,
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MIR. EpGERroN,s ELooUENCE.
He Used 1T in a Good Cause, but the Result
Was Not What He Expected.

Was Not What He Expected.
Special to the Indianapolis JournaL
WAsHINGToN. Aug. 14-About year ago
Albert W. Stohl, who holds the rank of assist
ant engineer in the navy, was detached from
active service and placed on duty at De Pauw
University. at Greencastle Ind. In June last
Mr. Stohl was transferred to the cruiser
Chicago, then lying at the Brooklyn navy-ya-d.
The announcement of his departure from the
university received with genuine regret by
both the professors and the scholars Dir.
Stohl's duties at the college consisted in q gen.
eral way. in teaching the pupils the science OF
naval construction and warfare He was espe-
eially happy in the performance of these duties.
and this fact, together with strong and genial
personality, made it desirable that the order de-
taching him should be revoked, il possible. The
gentleman selected to bring about this result
was Civi-service Commissioner Edgerton.
himself an Indianan and trustee of the col
lege. Those who heard Judge Edgerton's argu-
ment before the Secretary say that in point OF
eloouence it equaled the best efforts OF Colonel
Ingersoll or ex Senator Roscoe Conkling. John
Alden pleading the cause Of Miles Standish
with the pretty Puritan maid. Priscilla, could not
nave been more earnest in his suit than Judge
Edgerton in reeounting the brilliant qualities OF
the young naval engineer. The Judge dwels
with special emphasis upon Mr.. Stohl's high